The article is aimed at identifying new trends in international and internal migration of Kazakhstani students based on the analysis of the results of a sociological study. The authors, paying special attention to foreign and domestic research within the framework of the topic, determine the need for an empirical study of the short-and long-term causes of international and internal migration of students in Kazakhstan.The article provides a qualitative analysis of statistical data on international and internal migration of Kazakhstani students, identifies the main causes of internal and external migration and a theoretical analysis of ways to prevent its negative consequences.